COVID-19

U.S. President Joe Biden has mourned the about 700,000 Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19. Biden, in his Twitter handle on Saturday night, said: “Today, we mark another grim and heartbreaking milestone in this pandemic: over…

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million dollar credit to Nigeria in additional financing, from its International Development Association (IDA), for COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, the bank announced in a statement it…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says there is no scientific evidence suggesting COVID-19 vaccination can cause infertility in men or women. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, told News Agency…

A new study considers Vitamin A nasal drops to be trialled for those who have lost their sense of smell after having Covid-19, University of East Anglia (UEA) said. The university said in a statement on Wednesday. “The 12-week Apollo…

A fully-vaccinated American couple has died of COVID-19 a few minutes apart. Cal and Linda Dunham of Grand Rapids, Michigan died after they were taken off life support on Monday. Cal, 59, and Linda, 66, were holding hands as they…

The World Bank has declared as “effective” Nigeria’s 750-million-dollars COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. The Chairman, Federal CARES Technical Committee, Mr Aso Vakporaye, made this known in a…

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja decried the extortion of travellers seeking to evade mandatory quarantine at the airports. Speaking at the national briefing of the PSC, chairman of the committee,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday posted 255 additional COVID-19 infections with Imo state leading the table in infections. The NCDC reported 255 additional COVID-19 cases and 13 COVID-19-related death on Sunday, as…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths with 210 additional cases in the last 24 hours. The NCDC, in its latest update on Sunday morning, said the cases were reported in 12…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 4,680,000 Nigerians have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Director /Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this during…

Fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have announced 513 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to figures released on Wednesday morning by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC added that the 513…

Nigeria has recorded 336 new cases of COVID-19 infections with five deaths. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in an update released on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, said it recorded two more deaths from the rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website on Saturday morning. The…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647. The NCDC disclosed this on Friday morning via its official website. The…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 387 additional COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The centre posted the figure on its Facebook page on Tuesday morning. The 387…

Nigeria on Saturday recorded two additional fatalities from the COVID-19 with 547 fresh cases reported across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed in an update shared on the Facebook page of the Nigeria…

The Edo State Government has confirmed the death of a 56-year-old male nurse in Auchi General Hospital and one other person of COVID-19. The Head of the state’s Coronavirus Case Management, Dr Ebomwonyi Osagie, disclosed this during the…

Five more people have died from COVID-19 complications as Nigeria recorded 559 fresh cases on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in its infections update published on its Facebook page on Friday. The additional…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday threatened to re-imposed the suspended COVID-19 lockdown measures if residents fail to comply with COVID-19 protocols. Wike said this in a broadcast in Port Harcourt. He said that daily figures…

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded seven more Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths and 444 new infections from 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Nigeria. The NCDC made this known via its…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded eight more deaths due to complications from the dreaded COVID-19 infection as of Sept. 2, 2021. The NCDC, on its verified website on Friday morning, also said that 631…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country recorded 582 new COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 1, bringing total infections to 193,013. The NCDC said this via its official website on Thursday morning, adding that the recent…